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Definition of Armchair
Armchair

A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.

Related Definitions:
Arms, Chair, Or, Support, The, To, With


Armchair Quotations

What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue.
Henri Matisse

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.
James Thurber

While armchair travelers dream of going places, traveling armchairs dream of staying put.
Anne Tyler

I like to think of myself at home in the armchair, writing, smoking and occasionally wandering down the shop.
Stephen Fry

I saw him... at peace in my armchair. I remember wishing he could stay in peace like that forever. I had a feeling of easing his burden with my strength.
Dennis Nilsen

Armchair Translations

armchair in Dutch is zorgenstoel, armstoel
armchair in French is fauteuil
armchair in German is Lehnstuhl
armchair in Italian is poltrona
armchair in Portuguese is poltrona


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